El Chapo at the Crossroads of Crime and Entertainment

To the Point

KCRW

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4.4 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Now that Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been captured again, Mexican authorities are talking of extradition to the United States before he escapes again. We hear about the likelihood — and the possible consequences for Guzmán and the impact on law and order South of the border.

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0:00.0	Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence.
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0:27.5	From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.
0:35.5	Drugs, bloody violence, and entertainment.
0:41.6	Hello again, I'm Rinalini, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.
0:45.4	The daily look at the issues Americans care about most.
0:47.9	The billionaire drug kingpin Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is back in the same Mexican prison he
0:52.8	tunneled out of last year.
0:54.6	He sought responsible for killing thousands of people, including local officials, contributing
0:58.8	to the corruption that's made part of Mexico almost ungovernable.
1:02.6	The myth of his invulnerability is part of Mexico's narco culture, songs, TV series, and movies
1:08.5	that make profitable fiction out of gruesome reality.
1:11.8	Actor Sean Penn turned reporter to get an exclusive interview.
1:15.0	Did he miss a chance to hold El Chapo accountable?
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